6.9.1.050 Organization of the Tewa Language Department

(a) The Tewa Language Department shall be established effective January 1, 2020. The existing Education Department and Tewa language program shall continue to operate uninterrupted until separate funding for the new Tewa Language Department is appropriated. Initially, the Tribal Administrator shall work to provide a smooth transition of the language program to the new Tewa Language Department. The Tribal Administrator, and after the appropriation of funds for the new Tewa Language Department, shall work with the Council Language Committee in its legislative oversight capacity in the development and implementation of the Tewa Language Department and language program, which shall include utilizing a Culture and Language Camp, the Headstart Program, the Day School Tewa Program, and an after school program. Curriculum will be designed with the help of instructors hired from within the community, which includes elders and tribal leaders. The Tribal library at the Learning Center shall assist with the development of teaching strategies that include use of media and technology.

(b) The Tewa Language Department shall be included in the Pueblo Administration's Organizational Chart separate from the Education Department.

(c) The Tewa Language Department shall adopt an effective departmental structure and program(s) subject to approval by the Governor.

(d) The Tewa Language Department may employ staff who shall implement the department mission based on the approved departmental structure and programs.

(e) In order to promote efficiency within the Tewa Language Department, program offices shall be established as necessary.

(f) The Governor shall be authorized to establish a Tewa Language Advisory Board consisting of Tewa language speakers to provide recommendations to the Department. The Board shall be comprised of an equal number of members selected by the Governor and by the Council.